Reception of Welcome Given by the Anglo-Chinese Society Peking, June 13:
There was a notable gathering on the shore of the Pei Hai inside the palace grounds yesterday afternoon when the Anglo-Chinese Society entertained Dr. Wellington Koo. The scene was very picturesque. Refreshment tables and chairs were placed on a spacious grassed plot, facing the placid lake, the fine old trees and the palace buildings in the rear giving shelter from the rays of the sun, which were still fiery at five o'clock when the entertainment began. An efficient Chinese naval band played in a pavilion at the water's edge. The Chinese and British flags flying side by side in' that quarter of historic seclusion drew wondering glances from the palace groundsman and harmonized with the friendly spirit of the British and Chinese gathering, which numbered many hundreds of both sexes, including statesmen, diplomats and other distinguished personages.
Two modest-looking youths shared with Dr. Wellington Koo the attention of the visitors. They were Prince Pu Chien, the brother of the ex-Emperor, and Prince Pu Chia, the son of Prince Tsai Tao, who were escorted by Mr. Johnston, the ex-Emperor's tutor, and were obviously enjoying this rare opportunity of participating in' a real picnic among strangers.
In the absence of Sir Beilby Alston, who was suffering from eye trouble, Mr. R. H. Clive on behalf of the Society welcomed Dr. Koo, who, he said, although so youthful in appearance, had earned an honoured place at conferences in many lands.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.